Anthropic uncovers attempts to weaponize its AI, halting biological and conventional-weapons misuse

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Anthropic says its Claude family was used in attempts to assist biological and conventional weapons and in cyber espionage; it identified five cases tied to biological weapon development and six on conventional weapons, disrupted these activities, shared intelligence with authorities, and highlighted broader AI safety risks and calls for safer, slower development.
Topics:business#artificial-intelligence#biosecurity#cybersecurity#technology#threat-intelligence#weaponization
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